Saturday, 23 February 2013

Turkey Koftas

Koftas are a street food common in many countries from the Middle East to Asia. They are made with everything from lamb to beef or fish and chicken. I have made mine with ground turkey. Grilled quickly and served with a salad and some Tzatziki (pronounced Tzad-Zeeky not Taz-eeky) they made the perfect lunch today. This recipe is prefect for 2 people but can easily be increased for a larger crowd.

You will need:

1/2 lb. ground turkey (if you can get a mix of dark and white it will stay moist more than breast meat alone)

2 cloves garlic - crushed

1 small onion - grated

1 tbsp fresh cilantro- chopped fine

1 tbsp fresh Italian/flat parsley - chopped fine

1/4 tsp sweet paprika

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp ground coriander

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp allspice

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp fresh cracked pepper

1/2 tsp ground ginger

olive oil to drizzle and coat for grilling

Tzatziki recipe follows

Step 1: place turkey in a bowl. Add crushed garlic and grate 1 small onion into bowl.

Step 2: chop fresh cilantro and parsley and add to bowl.

Step 3: add all spices and mix well.

Step 4: form into 3-4 logs and press meat around skewers. Drizzle with olive oil and heat grill.

Step 5: grill on medium heat you can also squeeze some lemon juice over them while cooking.

Serve with mixed green salad and tzatziki.

Tzatziki

1 small individual container of plain Greek yogurt (170 grams)

1 mini cucumber- grated and squeezed in paper towel to remove water = 1/2 cup English cucumber once grated

1 clove garlic- crushed

1/2 lemon -zest and juice

1 tbsp fresh parsley - chopped fine

1/2 tsp dried mint

1/2 tsp dried dill (you can certainly use fresh herbs!)

salt/pepper to taste

best quality olive oil to drizzle

grate on box grater and squeeze in paper towels to remove most of water

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